North Carolina Final Exam Social Studies – Grade 5 (Recently eliminated by DPI)

North Carolina End of Grade Exam Math – Grade 6

North Carolina End of Grade Exam English / Language Arts- Grade 6

North Carolina Final Exam Social Studies – Grade 6

North Carolina Final Exam Science – Grade 6

North Carolina End of Grade Exam Math – Grade 7

North Carolina End of Grade Exam English / Language Arts- Grade 7

North Carolina Final Exam Social Studies – Grade 7

North Carolina Final Exam Science – Grade 7

North Carolina Writing Assignment – Grade 7

North Carolina End of Grade Exam Math – Grade 8

North Carolina End of Grade Exam English / Language Arts- Grade 8

North Carolina End of Grade Exam Science – Grade 8

North Carolina Final Exam Social Studies – Grade 8

End of Course Test – Biology

End of Course Test – English II

North Carolina Writing Assignment – Grade 10

End of Course Test – NC Math I

End of Course Test – NC Math III

NC Final – English I

NC Final – English III

NC Final – English IV

NC Final – American History I

NC Final – American History II

NC Final – Civics

NC Final – World History

NC Final – NC Math II

NC Final – Pre-Calculus

NC Final – Discrete Math

NC Final – Advanced Functions & Models

NC Final – Earth & Environmental Science

NC Final – Physics

NC Final – Physical Science

NC Final – Chemistry

NC Test of Computer Skills

Depending on which math and science track a student has in high school, it is conceivable that a student who matriculates in NC’s public schools will take around 40 of these state tests.

That list does not include any local benchmark assessments, the PSAT, the ACT, the Pre-ACT, or any of the AP exams that may come with Advanced Placement classes.

Throw in some PISA or NAEP participants. Maybe the ASVAB and the Workkeys.

There’s probably more.

When I graduated high school last century, I never had to take even one-tenth of these kinds of assessments.

But we wrote a lot of essays in my school.

Not short answers.

Essays.

Graded by real people.

So my question for every lawmaker in Raleigh and every official who dictates protocol in DPI or on the State Board of Education is “How many standardized tests did you take when you were in school (K-12)?”